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Lumps or not? When can you start introducing different textures?
By joanne Lumsden on 01/02/2011 19:32:18
From first lumps to chopped family foods, make sure the meals you make for your little one meet his stage of development
, like toast soldiers, bread sticks, cubes of cheese and chopped grapes or strawberries. Chopping or lightly mashing a portion of the family meal for your baby. How to introduce lumpsFoods you shouldn't give your baby at this ageWhy your baby
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Introducing your baby to chopped food
By Maria Muennich on 04/07/2008 00:04:34
Now your baby is confident with lumpy mashed food, it's time to start chopping and dicing
Once your baby is coping well with roughly mashed food, eating without gagging on lumps, and getting to grips with finger foods, then you can start thinking about giving her 'proper' family foods that are minced, diced and chopped rather than mush
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How to help your baby start feeding himself
By Cheryl Freedman on 18/02/2011 09:09:28
Yes, it will be messy and a lot will probably end up on the floor - but now's the time to encourage your baby to grab that spoon
: Eat as a familyBe a good role model. To encourage your baby to feed himself, try to eat as a family – or at least sit with him and have a light snack while he has a meal. This will give him a chance to see other people using cutlery and feeding
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Review: Everyday Eating for Babies and Children
By Sarah Lawson on 19/04/2006 09:00:00
A great new recipe and nutrition book by Judith Wills that offers tips and advice from weaning to school day mealtimes.
Everyday Eating for Babies and Children by Judith Wills Easy to read guide about feeding your family from weaning babies through to fussy toddler years and on to early school days.No real downsides although suggestions for foods like strawberries
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Mamas & Papas' Primo Pappa Evo highchair
By Laura Lee Davies on 28/08/2006 01:57:59
This feeding chair mixes ultra-modern white style and comfort with traditional needs for flexible mealtimes.
recline so your baby can enjoy a post-meal snooze!The seat is a real mix of classic high chair design - with wide, sturdy legs and a footrest - and a style that suits modern living: the white leatherette seat looks like it's come from a private jet
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Rachel's Organic team with Annabel Karmel
By Laura Lee Davies on 26/06/2007 01:59:32
The organic dairy company Rachel's Organic has linked with children's food expert Annabel Karmel to create a useful guide to dairy recipes
are meals you can prepare with your kids which increase any child's enthusiasm to widen his or her eating interests, others are wonderful new tastes for all the family to enjoy together.Here she has worked with one of Britain's leading organic dairy
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10 golden rules for stress-free mealtimes
By Lucy Dimbylow on 03/02/2011 11:28:09
Got a baby that won't eat? How to sort out a fussy eater and make dinner time fun
togetherIf your child is a fussy eater, it can be tempting to feed him on his own so you can enjoy a stress-free meal later on. But you’re his best role model, and letting him eat with the rest of the family is one of the best ways of showing him how
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Saving money on your food shopping
By Maria Muennich on 25/04/2008 13:33:34
Top tips for making your food budget go further
Once you have a family you are quite likely to find that you need to be more careful with your money than you were before, particularly if you go down to one or one and a half incomes. Family food will be one of your biggest monthly outlays, but it
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Get into Parent Know How
By Laura Lee Davies on 22/06/2006 01:51:22
A new project to offer tips and advice to parents on the most important aspect of bringing up kids: spending time together.
, toddler and child.The website has lots of really nice suggestions about spending more time together - how to encourage the whole family to enjoy meals together, getting fit together, sharing books with children at different ages and stages from toddlerdom
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Review: The Gina Ford Cook Book
By Sarah Lawson on 05/07/2006 01:30:51
Gina Ford's Baby & Toddler Cook Book includes over 100 recipes that are easy to prepare and usually freezeable - ideal for busy homes.
checking out. For a start, many parents seek inspiration on first meals once their baby has moved on from mushed peas and carrots. It's sometimes hard to know how far you can push a baby's palate or how textured food shouldbe. Here Ford offers tips on what
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